Dimple Kapadia

Acting

Born Jun 08, 1957

From Mumbai, India

Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She was launched by Raj Kapoor at age 16, playing the title role in his teen romance Bobby (1973). In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to the film industry in 1984, following her separation from Khanna. One of her films of that period was the drama Saagar (1985). Both Bobby and Saagar won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s. Initially recognized as a national sex symbol, Kapadia was keen to avoid being stereotyped and expand her range of acting roles. She subsequently took on more serious parts in a range of film genres, from mainstream to parallel cinema, and received acclaim for her performances in such films as Kaash (1987), Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1990), and Rudaali (1993), which earned her a National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She followed with supporting roles in Gardish (1993) and Krantiveer (1994), the latter of which garnered her a fourth Filmfare Award. Kapadia continued working infrequently through the 1990s and the 2000s. She played a minor part in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and was noted for her portrayal of the title role in the American production Leela (2002). Some of her later film credits include leading roles in Hum Kaun Hai? (2004), Pyaar Mein Twist (2005), Phir Kabhi (2008) and Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010), and supporting roles in Being Cyrus (2005), Luck by Chance (2009), Dabangg (2010), Cocktail (2012) and Finding Fanny (2014). Kapadia is the mother of Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna, both former actresses.

Dimple Kapadia

Known For

Tenet

Pathaan

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva

Cocktail 2

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Dil Chahta Hai

Dabangg

Ram Lakhan

Cocktail

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya

Filmography — Acting

Tenet

Pathaan

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva

Cocktail 2

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Dil Chahta Hai

Dabangg

Ram Lakhan

Cocktail

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya

Bobby

Luck by Chance

Angrezi Medium

Gardish

Aitbaar

Dabangg 3

Ajooba

Janbaaz

Arjun

Dil Aashna Hai

Murder Mubarak

Krantiveer

Welcome Back

Ladaai

A Thursday

Sikka

Zakhmi Aurat

Aakhri Adaalat

Batwara

Saagar

Prahaar

Rudaali

Jumbo

Manzil Manzil

Kaash

Gunaah

Allah Rakha

Vikram

Patiala House

Insaaf

Drishti

2001: Do Hazaar Ek

Leela

Agnichakra

Being Cyrus

Laawaris

Kabzaa

Narsimha

Khoon Ka Karz

Shehzaade

Haque

Zakhmi Sher

Jab Khuli Kitaab

Lekin...

Finding Fanny

The Confined

Mrityudaata

Angaar

Saazish

Pyar Ke Naam Qurban

Aag Ka Gola

Mast Kalandar

Go Noni Go

Insaniyat Ke Dushman

Karm Yodha

Banaras

Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain